Jones v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
368 So.2d 1265 (1979)
Louis JONES
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 50727.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
March 28, 1979.
John L. Hatcher, Cleveland, for appellant.
A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Carolyn B. Mills, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.
EN BANC.
SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
In this case Louis Jones and Clarence Hawkins were indicted jointly for grand larceny in connection with the theft of a tractor. Hawkins entered a plea of guilty, but sentencing was deferred pending the trial of Jones. Jones pled not guilty and was tried in the Circuit Court of Sunflower County, convicted…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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